Jean-Claude regards him steadily. Supposing that the reasoning is sound, but there are also holes in the logic. Cooper is not a young vampire, but Jean-Claude in this moment still feels his age beside him. Or perhaps it is simply the weight of his responsibilities and the decisions he has made to get himself where he is so far.

"You should be careful with such thoughts, mon ami," he replies, levelly. "If the rest of the city were allowed such reasoning, it's a wonder we vampires would be allowed anything at all."